Movie connections for
The Amityville Horror (1979)

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Followed by

Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) (TV)
The Amityville Curse (1990) (V)
Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992) (V)
Amityville: A New Generation (1993) (V)
Amityville: Dollhouse (1996) (V)

Remade as

The Amityville Horror (2005)

References

The Exorcist (1973)

Referenced in

The Demon (1979/I)
 -  Pictured on a theater marquee
The Shining (1980)
 -  man tries to get into bathroom to his wife and children by hacking through the door with an axe
"Saturday Night Live: Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie (#8.9)" (1982)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Eddie Murphy Delirious (1983) (TV)
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
 -  Poster art for this is shown and Chris Lee refers to it.
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV)
Prehysteria! 2 (1994) (V)
 -  The names of the exterminators are the words written on the walls.
"Married with Children: Kelly Takes a Shot (#9.15)" (1995)
 -  Marcy to Amber: "Remember the story, 'The Bundyville Horror'? This is the place. These are the people."
Event Horizon (1997)
"HBO First Look: The Haunting (#6.6)" (1999)
 -  mentioned once
The Convent (2000)
"History's Mysteries: Amityville: The Haunting" (2000)
 -  The documentary covers the events of the movie.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
The Modern Things (2003)
 -  Film is discussed as characters decide on a movie to watch
The Source of Evil (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
"Kvarteret skatan: Par i husvisning (#3.5)" (2006)
 -  mentioned by name
Monster House (2006)
 -  scary house that is 'alive' and has 'eyes' in upper floor windows
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
 -  A voice shouts "Get Out" at Cal Naughton Jr
Accepted (2006)
 -  (said inside a creepy building) "I don't want to be here alone when the walls start to bleed."
1408 (2007)
 -  bleeding walls, window slamming down on hand
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"CSI: NY: Boo (#4.6)" (2007)
 -  Lindsay mentions this movie.

Featured in

Something to Scream About (2003) (V)
 -  "Something to Scream About" is a documentary that references (and features) a wide variety of motion pictures as actresses discuss being in the B-Movie business.
"I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006)
 -  1979 episode

Spoofed in

The Money Pit (1986)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (#2.3)" (1990)
 -  Many features of the haunted house in "Bad Dream House" segment including the bleeding walls.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
 -  When Father Harris blessing the house and all the flies surrounding him.
"Family Guy: Petergeist (#4.26)" (2006)
 -  The debate on whether or not to return to the house to save Meg is a parody of a scene late in the Amityville Horror were the family decide to return to the house to save the family dog.

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